Frank Buck elephants in United States

Frank Buck
Type	private
Place	Gainesville
Country	United States
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Owner	1910-: Frank Buck

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Record history
History of updates	2008-09-16

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11

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Frank Buck elephants, in Gainesville, United States .

Comments / picturesFrank Buck was born in Gainesville in 1884. He made his first expedition to South America in 1911. From this date, he crossed the Pacific Ocean forty-five times and traveled the globe twelve times collecting animals for zoo collections around the world. From these expeditions, he earned the nickname Frank “Bring’em Back Alive” Buck. Frank Buck also acted as honorary ringmaster for the Gainesville Community Circus on return trips to Gainesville. Because of his commitment to the community of Gainesville, the Frank Buck Zoo was named in his honor in 1954.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Frank Buck, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1170. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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